Gilles Simon vs Feliciano Lopez — Shanghai Masters Semi-final

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 5 October 2014
hard
ESP
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Simon G.
6-2 7-6
Lopez F.
Simon G.
6772
Lopez F.
2610

Gilles Simon defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-2 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-21ViennaR32hardGilles Simon6-4 6-3
2019-06-17Queen's ClubFgrassFeliciano Lopez6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
2018-06-11StuttgartR16grassFeliciano Lopez7-6(6) 6-4
2017-06-12StuttgartR32grassFeliciano Lopez6-3 6-3
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayFeliciano Lopez6-3 3-6 7-6(3)
2013-06-24WimbledonR128grassFeliciano Lopez6-2 6-4 7-6(11)
2013-06-17EastbourneFgrassFeliciano Lopez7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-0
2008-02-18RotterdamR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

Lopez F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Simon G.Lopez F.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
11.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Lopez F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
51
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Dominant
68
2
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
65
Tiebreaks·Even
82
79

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Federer R.[3]
Simon G.
7-667-62
Semi-finals
Federer R.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-4
Simon G.
Lopez F.
6-27-61
Quarter-finals
Simon G.
Berdych T.[6]
7-644-66-0
Federer R.[3]
Benneteau J.
7-646-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Ferrer D.[5]
6-46-2
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
5-76-46-4
R16
Lopez F.
Isner J.[13]
6-36-4
Berdych T.[6]
Karlovic I.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Jaziri M.
6-26-3
Youzhny M.
Monaco J.
5-76-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-34-66-4
Ferrer D.[5]
Murray A.[11]
2-66-16-2
Federer R.[3]
Bautista Agut R.[14]
6-46-2
Benneteau J.
Sock J.
6-36-4
R32
Isner J.[13]
Johnson S.
7-667-67
Djokovic N.[1]
Thiem D.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Dimitrov G.[10]
7-56-3
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Pospisil V.
7-613-66-4
Sock J.
Nishikori K.[7]
7-656-4
Jaziri M.
Wang C.
6-06-4
Youzhny M.
Dodig I.
7-676-746-3
Lopez F.
Nadal R.[2]
6-37-66
Murray A.[11]
Janowicz J.
7-56-2
Kukushkin M.
Anderson K.[16]
6-46-2
Federer R.[3]
Mayer L.
7-53-67-67
Monaco J.
Raonic M.[8]
5-2
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.[4]
5-77-56-4
Berdych T.[6]
Gasquet R.
6-36-1
Ferrer D.[5]
Klizan M.
4-67-646-4
Karlovic I.
Lu Y.
7-666-3
R64
Pospisil V.
Giraldo S.
6-26-756-1
Isner J.[13]
Andujar P.
7-651-66-3
Thiem D.
Rosol L.
6-47-63
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-4
Sock J.
Tomic B.
7-646-746-4
Gasquet R.
Chardy J.
7-676-2
Lu Y.
Granollers M.
6-36-756-2
Karlovic I.
Cilic M.[9]
7-52-67-62
Wang C.
Fognini F.[15]
7-656-4
Jaziri M.
Young D.
7-56-4
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.[12]
6-46-1
Lopez F.
Kokkinakis T.
6-7126-36-4
Monaco J.
Sousa J.
6-27-64
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-06-1
Anderson K.[16]
Ward J.
3-66-36-2
Dimitrov G.[10]
Istomin D.
6-36-3
Janowicz J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
3-67-57-66
Johnson S.
Golubev A.
6-31-66-3
Dodig I.
Cuevas P.
7-56-2
Klizan M.
Groth S.
7-616-3
Mayer L.
Wu D.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.
Zhang Z.
5-76-36-3
Murray A.[11]
Gabashvili T.
6-17-5
Kukushkin M.
Robredo T.
3-66-37-64